"Have you heard or read
about former President Clinton granting a presidential pardon to Marc Rich, a businessman
who has been in exile in Switzerland since being accused of rigging oil prices and
avoiding taxes?"

2/21-22

2/7-8

%

%

Yes, have heard or read about

88

72

No, have not

12

26

Not sure

-

2

.

Asked of those who
have heard or read about Rich's pardon (N=792):
"In the case of the pardon granted to Marc Rich, do you think this represents justice
done or justice denied?"

2/21-22

2/7-8

%

%

Justice done

9

8

Justice denied

71

75

Not sure

20

17

.

Asked of those who
have heard or read about Rich's pardon (N=792):"Which of the following do you think is more likely to be the reason former
President Clinton pardoned Marc Rich: the facts supported a pardon, or Clinton received
contributions and favors from Richs friends and family?"

"Thinking about Clinton's
actions in his last week in office, which comes closer to your point of view about the
controversy that it has caused: you agree with the people who criticize Clinton for what
he did, or you think this is mainly Clinton's enemies trying to get him one more
time?"

Split sample
(N=533, MoE ± 4):
"Which of the following comes closer to your view of the reason why Bill Clinton
pardoned financier Marc Rich: Clinton did it because he generally felt it was in the best
interest of justice, OR, Clinton did it in return for financial contributions to his
presidential library, the Democratic Party, and to Hillary Clinton's Senate
campaign?"

%

Best interest of justice

22

For financial contributions

58

Both/Neither (vol.)

7

No opinion

13

.

"Currently, congressional
committees are holding hearings into Bill Clinton's pardon of financier Marc Rich. Do you
approve or disapprove of these hearings?"

%

Approve

50

Disapprove

41

No opinion

9

.

"All in all, would you
say the media have been fair or unfair in the way they have handled news about
former-President Clinton since he left office?"

"Do you think that some
of the pardons former President Clinton issued on his last day in office were an abuse of
the presidential pardon power or were they fairly typical of presidential pardons?"

%

Abuse of power

55

Fairly typical

32

Not sure

13

.

"Have you heard or read
about former President Clinton granting a presidential pardon to Marc Rich, a businessman
who has been in exile in Switzerland since being accused of rigging oil prices and
avoiding taxes?"

%

Yes, have heard or read about

72

No, have not

26

Not sure

2

.

Asked of those who
have heard or read about Rich's pardon (N=649):"Which pardon do you think was more justified: Gerald Fords pardon of
Richard Nixon or Bill Clintons pardon of Marc Rich?"

"Last week, the
independent counsel agreed not to prosecute Bill Clinton in exchange for Clintons
admission that he gave false testimony about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. In a
statement about the agreement, Clinton said, quote: 'I tried to walk a fine line between
acting lawfully and testifying falsely, but I now recognize that I did not fully
accomplish this goal and that certain of my responses to questions about Ms. Lewinsky were
false.' In his statement, do you think Clinton admits to lying under oath?"

"Independent Counsel Robert Ray has convened a new
grand jury to determine if President Clinton should be charged with a crime in connection
with the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Should the Independent Counsel bring charges in
court against President Clinton after he leaves office?"

%

Yes

34

No

59

Not sure

7

.

"Do you think President Clinton should be pardoned if
the special prosecutor tries to put him on trial after he leaves office?"

"As you may know, a federal judge ruled
last year that Clinton gave intentionally false testimony about his relationship with
Monica Lewinsky. Do you think Clinton should or should not be charged with a crime and put
on trial for this, after he leaves office?"

%

Should be

46

Should not be

51

No opinion

3

.

"As you may know, it
was reported Thursday that a grand jury is considering whether Clinton should be charged
with a crime after he leaves office. Do you think this is part of an impartial
investigation, or do you think it's part of a political effort to hurt Al Gore's chances
in the upcoming election?"

%

Impartial investigation

45

Political effort

47

No opinion

8

CBS News Poll.
Aug. 18-20, 2000. N=1,111 adults nationwide.

.

"As you may know,
the Independent Counsel investigating President Clinton has convened a grand jury to
consider evidence on whether President Clinton should be indicted on criminal charges
arising from the Lewinsky investigation. Do you approve or disapprove of convening a new
grand jury?"

%

Approve

31

Disapprove

63

Don't know

6

.

"Do you think
federal prosecutors should charge and prosecute Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction
of justice after he leaves office, or not?"

%

Should

38

Should not

56

Depends (vol.)

1

Don't know

5

.

"As you may
remember, President Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried by the
Senate for his actions during the Lewinsky scandal. Do you agree or disagree that being
impeached was punishment enough and the matter should now be dropped?"

"Do
you think that criminal charges should or should not be brought against President Clinton
after he leaves office for his testimony in the Paula Jones lawsuit relating to Monica
Lewinsky?"

%

Should be

37

Should not be

58

Not sure

5

.

"If
Al Gore is elected president, do you think that he should or should not pardon Bill
Clinton if Clinton faced criminal charges related to the Whitewater or Monica Lewinsky
cases after he leaves office?"

"Its been
about a year since Monica Lewinsky and President Clinton testified about their
relationship. Do you think the country has forgiven the President and forgotten the
scandal, forgiven the President but not forgotten the scandal, or neither forgiven the
President nor forgotten the scandal?"

%

Forgiven and forgotten

18

Forgiven but not forgotten

37

Neither forgiven nor forgotten

35

Not sure

10

.

"Do you think the
country has fully recovered from the Lewinsky scandal?"

%

Yes

52

No

41

Not sure

7

.

"Who do you think
was the most to blame for the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: [rotate] Bill
Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, or Ken Starr?"

7/99

9/98

%

%

Bill Clinton

49

54

Ken Starr

26

17

Monica Lewinsky

13

19

Not sure

12

10

.

"Do you think Bill
Clinton has learned his lesson and won't lie to the country again, or do you think, if it
were in his interest, he would lie to the country?"